马尔康

Traditional form:

馬爾康

Pinyin (reading):

Mǎ'ěrkāng

Definitions:

• Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Characters:

• 马 - horse; surname
• 尔 - you; that, those; final particle
• 康 - health; peace, quiet

Traditional characters:

• 馬 - horse; surname
• 爾 - you; that, those; final particle
• 康 - health; peace, quiet